The "I quit / pause / return / change / etc." thread

Return after a long hiatus

Hey, I'm Dave and I'm getting back in the game. I started way back when I was a junior in high school (I'm 21 now), but someone stole my cube and I just never got another one. A few days back I ordered a DaYun 3x3x3 ZhanChi from the SpeedSolving puzzle shop, and I'm loving it, only one pop so far, but it took out four cubies and shocked the crap out of me, most I had ever done was two I think. I still have a Rubik's brand 4x4x4 I know how to solve, but its a pain because it keeps locking up.

Back in the day I think my best time was somewhere around 45 seconds, and now i'm lucky to get it into the 90 seconds arena :P. I'm sure if I relearn the PLL algorithms that I forgot I could probably get it back down (I can only remember the T-perm, Y-perm and the perms where 3 side or corner peices are rotated around the center cubie).

Anything new in the speedsolving world?

EDIT: I got some spare stickers if anyone wants them, I had some old Cubesmith tiles I popped on my cube and I won't be needing them.
 
apoplectic said:
Hey, I'm Dave and I'm getting back in the game. I started way back when I was a junior in high school (I'm 21 now), but someone stole my cube and I just never got another one. A few days back I ordered a DaYun 3x3x3 ZhanChi from the SpeedSolving puzzle shop, and I'm loving it, only one pop so far, but it took out four cubies and shocked the crap out of me, most I had ever done was two I think. I still have a Rubik's brand 4x4x4 I know how to solve, but its a pain because it keeps locking up.

Back in the day I think my best time was somewhere around 45 seconds, and now i'm lucky to get it into the 90 seconds arena :P. I'm sure if I relearn the PLL algorithms that I forgot I could probably get it back down (I can only remember the T-perm, Y-perm and the perms where 3 side or corner peices are rotated around the center cubie).

Anything new in the speedsolving world?

EDIT: I got some spare stickers if anyone wants them, I had some old Cubesmith tiles I popped on my cube and I won't be needing them.
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cool that you are coming back. I'm sure you'll be back at your old times in no time.
Have fun cubing!
 
The Administration of This Forum and Why I am Leaving Speedsolving.com

Hello Fellow Speedsolving.com Users,

I regret to inform you that I will be leaving this forum very soon due to some serious issues with the administration of this forum and the actions of a few of its members. Since I joined this forum in March of 2011, I have made it my goal to be a productive, respectful and contributing member of this forum to the best of my ability. As soon as I was capable I began giving back to its members and as of recent have done nothing but give. As many of you know I have posted many videos geared at helping new cubers and discussing topics which have yet to be properly addressed in video form. I have never been afraid to point out where I think others may be wrong and have always done so in the most respectful and matter of fact way possible. This has annoyed many people who don't like to change the staus qou, but I did not stop because I wanted to help the forum grow not hold it back. If you would like examples of this please feel free to read through any of the posts attributed to my name or to check out any of the threads I have created including those listed below:

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?36504-Skyler-Variation-(SV)
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...Advanced-quot-Fingertricks-(Cross-F2L-OLL-PLL)
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...L)-What-Should-I-Learn-Before-I-Stop-Learning
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?36158-video-My-F2L-Algs-from-All-4-Angles
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...side-do-you-so-your-2-side-PLL-recognition-on
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?36177-Video-My-2-Side-PLL-Recognition-Method
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?35861-How-to-Look-Ahead-in-the-Fridrich-CFOP-Method
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?34834-Color-Neutral-Transition-Thread
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?34704-Example-TPS-Solves-and-a-Few-Tips-(Video)
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?34655-My-Tips-for-Becoming-Color-Neutral
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...arm-up-When-SpeedCubing-New-**Better-Audio-**
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...-Neutral-Persons-How-do-you-choose-your-cross
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...prove-Your-F2L-Look-Ahead-With-Turbo-Tracking
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?32602-How-to-Solve-a-Rubik-s-Cube-Simplified
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?30610-F2l-Pair-Searching-Where-do-You-Look-first
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...t-vs-Smooth-but-slow-solving-Which-do-you-use

It has been my goal to make Speedsolving a far more inclusive sport where people share ideas and tricks freely and work to beat not one another, but rather ourselves. Throughout this past year, however I have received nothing but rudeness and criticism from a particular set of individuals who I shall not name, but whom you are all very aware of. These criticisms have often broken many of our Site Rules, yet they have gone unpunished and often are simply ignored by the Administrator of this forum. This type of treatment has increased over the last few months and it seems that nothing I can say comes without an argument or serious rudeness. Me, being the type of person who wishes to make sure the the truth is know to all, has at many times attempted to correct the actions and statements of these perpetrators, however seeing as how the administration does not seem to care about the actions of those certain people, nothing has changed. Thread after thread of mine has been shut down because other people try and attack me and cluttered my thread with flaming and off topic comments. A very good example of this is my most recent thread in which I shared my new last slot method with the forum. These threads discuss vital information and yet they are being shut down for the actions of other people. Rather than simply dealing with these people who are breaking the site rules, the Administrator of this forum has made it policy to just shut down the thread where the flaming is occurring as opposed to deal with it. Unfortunately, there appears to be no end to this unjust administration as even the administrator himself has begun breaking the site rules and posting very inappropriate things. His use of language is inappropriate and his claims are unfounded and completely off topic. This is only amplified by the fact that he neither apologized or felt bad for his actions.

The fact that this forum is being run without thought towards protecting the comfort and freedom of its members is very disheartening and something for which I cannot be a part of. It is for this reason and for the constant maltreatment that I have received from the majority of the posting members of this forum that I am leaving this forum. I do not deserve the treatment I have received and I will not promote a forum which treats is members, particularly those who are only really contributing to help out the forum at large, as poorly as I have been treated.

This does not mean that I will not still be making videos or cubing; I will just be doing so on my own forum where people will be treated with respect. If you would like to follow my videos feel free to do so at my Youtube account here: http://www.youtube.com/user/jskyler91?feature=mhee

This thread will likely be removed although it does not break any rules nor is it in any way attacking anyone but rather simply stating the facts of the situation, so those of you who do see it please remember it. Thank you for your time, I am truly sorry to leave you.

Sincerely,
jskyler91
 
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Well I'll miss you jskyler, but I think you are overreacting. I have seen you are horrible with dealing with criticism which makes people "flame" you. You also make very controversial threads and you always beat them to death just to "win" an argument which leads to you getting "flamed". Although the administrators on this site are far from perfect, they don't just do what you think they do. The reason they shut down the threads is to prevent you from getting crap from others because you always want to be right. If you don't like what Dan did, just ask PJK if he will open it back up as he is the one who made this forum. But this crap from others you experience is a characteristic of the internet which will never go away and the only way to solve over it is to get over it. On the internet, if you can't handle it, GTFO.

I'll miss ya but what other english speaking forums are you going to go to? Twistypuzzles? Ha, they don't give a damn about cube theory and only care about building strange puzzles.
 
To jskyler,

Since text doesn't have any real tone of voice, I would say I'm very sad while I write this.

kindof sucks on my end that you are leaving, I find it ironic that I just saw my first video and post made by you a few hours ago and it helped me alot, but now you say your leaving. Giving should be something from the heart that you would give with no request of returns.

I do say, I wish I saw all your posts and videos earlier because just digesting the help you gave me in the past 4 hours definitely improved me alot.
 
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He really did sound conceited in his Skyler Variation thread, where he said that OLLCP and COLL are not good and that HIS method was better than the well known LL subsets. He was also conceited in his Color Neutrality thread, where he said that if you use HIS method to try, you will guarantee to be color neutral. Saying that is not true, because different things work for different people.
It's like saying Rosetta Stone in their ads a bunch of happy guys who are learning the language. Honestly, Rosetta Stone is no better than the "competing" brands, because it is confusing, needs a computer, and is non-motivating for the people who sit in an office all day and need to get home and take a break. They don't want to sit in front of a computer again. They are probably already tired enough already. It's why many people fail at learning with these computer-based softwares. It's also the reason why many people fail to become color neutral.
 
jonlin said:
He really did sound conceited in his Skyler Variation thread, where he said that OLLCP and COLL are not good and that HIS method was better than the well known LL subsets. He was also conceited in his Color Neutrality thread, where he said that if you use HIS method to try, you will guarantee to be color neutral. Saying that is not true, because different things work for different people
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I often wondered how long before the Jskyler flame would self-extinguish. I for one am sorry to see him leave, even if his personality (as I understood it) could never co-exist with the ideals and goals of this forum. Even so, I enjoyed and learned from the repartee ignited by his often controversial claims.
 
Whats up in the cubing world?

I haven't been keeping up with the cubing community for the last few months. i've been practicing solving in my free time but I had time for little other than a few averages a day. so whats new? are there any new records? whats the latest and greatest cubes to come out since around december? any new revolutionary mods? just anything neat thats happened since this winter.
 
I return to serious practicing. With summer coming up, and requesting fewer hours at work, I'll have a bit more free time to mess around with. L2Lk by the end of summer? Maybe.

somerandomkidmike said:
I'm changing to Petrus, for now. I just remember Petrus being fun. Now I"m wondering if it can be fast.
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Keep us updated, I'm honestly interested in what you can manage to do.
 
i quit doing nothing,gotta study and prepare for exams :((
i'll change my realtionship to one person 0_0
i pause speedcubing,will practice look ahead,cross,f2l...
 
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